[HandyDandy]

Graphene is a zero-gap semiconductor, because its conduction and valence bands meet at the Dirac points. The Dirac points are six locations in momentum space, on the edge of the Brillouin zone, divided into two non-equivalent sets of three points. The two sets are labeled K and K'. The sets give graphene a valley degeneracy of gv = 2. By contrast, for traditional semiconductors the primary point of interest is generally Γ, where momentum is zero. Four electronic properties separate it from other condensed matter systems.

[Bellflower]

Handy is there anyway you can put that into lay mans terms, even just a little.

By the way, do you have an opinion if it’s time to invest yet? If so, in raw material?

[Stentor]

Are you sure? ;>

[SueRae]

Thanks for that. Ill have to run that by some of my engineering friends when I see them. Material science is fascinating..but it does take a real skill to explain it. I’ll ask one of them for the crayon version.. ;) :-)